Trunk.



PATENTED SEPT. 221, 1908.- H. DAVIS.

TRUNK.

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No. 739.397. PATBNTEII SEPT. 22, 190s. a II. DAVIS.

TRUNK.

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Patented September 22, 1903. i

PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN DAV-IS, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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srEeIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters 'PatetNe 739,397, dated september22', 1903.

Application led June 13,1903. Serial No. 161,3-85. (No model.) j

To all whom it rita/y concern: Y

Be it known that I, HERMAN DAvIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and Stateof`Louisiana, have invented new and usefullrnprovements'in Trunks, of whichthe follow-` ing is a specification.

My invention pertains to trunks, and contemplates the provision ofatrunk embodying a body, slidable trays, and a cover so constructed andarranged that when the coveris open the ltrays may be quickly and easilyadjusted to afford convenient access to the interior of the body, andthis without the'necessity of disconnecting or removing the trays fromthe trunk. A

With the foregoing in mind the invention willV be fully understood fromthe following description and claims when taken in connection with the`accompanying drawings, in whichj Figure 1 is a side elevation of atrunk constructed in accordance with my invention and comprising twocovers and two vertical series of trays, the same being shown with the vcovers openand the trays slid into the cov-l ers. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section illustrating the trays and the'covers intheir closed positions. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse. section taken inthe plane indicated by thebroken line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of a modied trunk, the same being shown with one of its coversopen and the series -of trays complementaryto said cover slid into thesame. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of trunk whichcomprises but one vertical series of trays and but one cover, the samebeing shown with the cover open. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal verticalsection .of the same with the cover closed. Fig. 7 is a transversesection illustrating the cover 'as' open and partly broken away, andFig. 8 is an enlarged View illustrating the tray-supporting devices oit'the trunk shown in Fig. 7 removed from the trunk.

Referring by letter to said drawings, and more particularly to, Figs.1to3 thereof, A is the body, B B the slidable trays, and C C the covers,of the trunk constituting the pre-A ferred embodiment of my invention.-The body, which may be made of any material suitable to the purpose ofthe invention, is

rectangular in form and comprises side walls a, theupper edges of whichare inclined downwardly from "their`vertical' centers to "their ends, asindicated by b, end walls c, cor'- responding in height to the ends ofthe side `walls and having beveled upper edges, Fig. 2, and false sidewallsd,fiixed at the inner sides of said side walls and havinglongitudinalguideways or grooves e at their inner sides, Fig. 3. Theslidable trays arearranged in two vertical series between the false side`walls d of the bodyand are provided with anges f, disposed in theguideways e of said walls d, so as to permit of their being read- 'ilyslid in the direction of the length of the The covers respectivelycomprise trunk. l end walls g, beveled in conformity with and hinged tothe end walls c of the body, top walls h, disposed at right angles tothe walls g, and side walls t', having edges 7' correspondingininclination and length to the edges b of the side walls of the body andadapted when the covers are closed to rest on said edges b. D D arehinges -through the medium of .which the covers C are connected to theend walls c of the bodyY A. These hinges in the preferred embodiment ofmy invention are constructed and arranged as shown in Figs.

l and 2, so as to limit the downward movement of the covers and supportthe same in the position shown in Fig. 1. Idesire it understood,however, that the hinges may be of any suitable construction and thatany suitablel means may be employed for supporting the coversin theposition stated without involving a departure from the scope of myinvention. l

kE is a lockinember attached to the wall h of one cover C adjacentto thefree end of the cover, and F a lock member connected t0 the wall h ofthe other cover C in position to engage the first-mentioned member whenthe coversare closed, asshown in Fig. 2. The

the several trays are in the positions shown* said'lock members arepreferably employed IUD in Fig. 2 and the covers are closed andconnected together said covers will serve to enti rely inclose and holdthe trays against casual movement; also, that when the covers aredisconnected and swung down into the positions shown in Fig. 1 and thetwo vertical series of trays are moved in opposite directions until thetrays bring up against the walls h of the covers readyaccess is aiiordedto the interior of the body of the trunk for the introduction or removalof goods.V It will further be observed that when the trays are movedoutwardly until their outer ends abut against the walls 7L of the coversthe inner portions of their iiangesfwill remain in the guideways e ofthe false side walls d, and hence said trays will be retained in theirproper relative positions in the trunk and may be readily returned tothe positions shown in Fig. 2 with but little effort. Each of the traysof each vertical series may when desired be moved independently of theother trays of the series, this in order thataccess may be readilygained to the interiors of all of the trays.

The grooves e in the false side walls d of the body A might be disposedhorizontally without departing from the scope of my invention. I prefer,however, to incline said grooves slightly upward from the verticalcenter of the body to the ends thereof, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this in order to permit of the trays being veryeasily moved inward to the positions shown in Fig. 2 precedent toclosing the covers C.

While I prefer to make the trays of a length equal to about one-half ofthat of the body and to arrange them in two vertical series, as shownand described, I desire it understood that the trays may be made ot'substantially the same length as the body or of any other suitablelength without involving departure from the scope of my invention.

Referring to the modified trunk shown in Fig. 4, A is the body of thetrunk, B B'` the slidable trays, and C C the covers. In this embodimentof my invention the body comprises rectangular side walls a', havingguideways c at their inner sides similar to the guideways e (shown inFigs. 1 to 3) and end walls c of about the proportional height shown.The trays B are similar in construction to the trays B, beforedescribed, and are similarly arranged in the body, while the covers Crespectively comprise endwalls g, connected by hinges D to thebody-walls c', top walls h', disposed at right angles to the walls g',and side walls i', arranged when the covers are closed to rest on theupper edges j of the side walls of the body. One of the covers C isprovided with a lock member E and the other with a complementary lockmember F for the purpose before described. As will be readily observedby reference to the drawings, the construction shown in Fig. 4 is usedin the same manner as that shown in Figs. l to 8 and is possessed ofpractically all of the advantages of the latter construction. Nhile thisis so, it will be noticed that the construction shown in Fig. 4c is amaterial simplification of that disclosed by Figs. l to 3 in that itlacks false side walls.

Referring now to the modified construction shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7,A2 is the body, B2 B2 the slidable trays, and C2 the cover.

lThe body is made up of a vertical wall c2, a

vertical wall c3, of less height than the wall c2, having its upper edgebeveled, side walls 01.2, having theirupper edges inclined from theupper edge of the wall c2 to the upper edge of the wall c3, and falseside walls cl2, fixed at the inner sides of the walls a2 and havingguideways e2 in their inner sides. The trays B2 are arranged in avertical series in the body and have tianges f2 movable in the guidewayse2 of the walls cl2. The uppermost tray of the series is beveled at 'rin order to enable the cover to clear the same when said cover isclosed. The cover is connected to the wall c2 of the body throughthemedium of hinges D, such as before described, and is made up of anend wall g2, a wall g2 of less width than the wall g2, a top wall h2,and side walls i2, having edges j2, inclined in conformity with andarranged to rest on the inclined edges ofthe body-walls a2. When thecover C2 is supported in the position shown in Fig. 5 by the hinges D,it will be observed that the trays B2 may be slid into said cover, so asto afford access to the interior of the body A2; also, that each of thetrays may be slid into the cover and back into the body independent ofthe other trays. It will further be observed that when the trays aremoved into the cover C2 until they bring up against the wall h2 of saidcover portions of their anges-f2 will remain in the guideways e2 of thebody, and hence they will be supported and retained in their 'properrelative positions ready to be expeditiously slid back into the body.The guideways e2are inclined slightly, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, forthe purpose before stated-viz., to render easy replacing the trays inthe positions shown in Fig. 7. Any suitable means-such, for instance, asthe lock members E and F, before describedmay be employed to secure thecover C2 in its closed position.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated means for assisting in the supportof the two upper trays B2 when the same are drawn from the body into thecover. Said means comprise a plate m2, fixed to the inner side of thecover Wall h2, and arms 91.2292 of different lengths, connected to saidplate by hinges q2 of such construction that when the arms are swungfrom a position fiat against the plate to a position at right anglesthereto, Fig. 7, the arms will be supported in the latter position. Theplate m2 is provided with spring-keepers r2, designed to hold the arms012192 iat against the plate when the trunk is closed, while the saidarms are equipped adjacent to their free ends with antitriction-rollerss2, adapted to IOC IXO

disengaged fromthe keepers r2 and are swung down into the position shownin Fig. 7. In

` this latter position it will be noticed-that the arms will form anefficient support for-the two upper trays when the latter are moved outof the body.

It is obvious that when desired the covers of all of the embodiments ofmy invention herein disclosed may be-equipped with traysupportingdevices similar to that shownin Figs. 7 and 8 without departure from myinvention.

In all of the several embodiments of my inf, vention it will be noticedthat the cover is hinged to the bodyat a point below nine inches fromVthe extreme top of the trunk; also, lthat an opening is provided betweenthe side walls above the point of connection of the cover,

l through which the trays may be moved to afford access to the interiorof the body.

It will be readily appreciatedfrom the foregoing that while the severalembodiments of Amy invention are simple and compact in construction theyare possessed of large capacity. l I have entered into a detaileddescription of the construction and relative arrangement of the partsembraced in thepresent embodiments of my invention in order to impart afull, clear,'and exact understanding .of the same. I do not desire,however, tobe understood as con tiuing myself to such specificconstruction and rarrangement of parts, as such changes or modificationsmay be madein practice as fairly fall`within the scope of my inventionas claimed.

Having described .my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. In a trunk, the combination of. a body `having side walls, andopenings between said' side walls at its ends, and also havinglongitudinal guideways extending to the openings,

-covers hinged to the ends ofthe body, below the top of the trunkandrespectively comprising an end wall, a top wall andside walls, one ormore trays arranged between the side walls of the body, and movable inthe guideways and throughthe openingsA at the ends thereof; said tray ortrays being of a greater length than the distance between the ends ofthe side -walls of the body and the top walls of Vthe covers when saidtop walls are in upright positions, and means for supporting the coverswhen they are open and their top walls rest in an upright position,whereby said top walls are enabled to prevent the withdrawal of the trayor. trays from the guideways of the body. Y Y

2. In a trunk, the combination of a body having sidewalls, and anopening between" said side walls at one end, and also Ahaving verticalseries lof longitudinal guideways at the inner sides of said side walls,extending tothe opening, trays arra'nged'one above the other vbetweenthe side walls, and movable in the guideways thereof, a cover hinged tothe body, below the top of the trunk, and comprising an end wall,a topwall and side walls, and'means for supporting the cover when it is openand its top wall restsin an uprightV position, whereby saidtop wall'isenabled to prevent the withdrawal of the trays -from the guideways ofthe body.

3. In a trunk, the combination of a body .having side walls and anopeningbetween said side walls at one end, and also having longitudinalguideways at the inner sides of said sidewalls, extending to theopening, one or more trays arranged between the side walls, and movablein the guideways thereof, a cover hinged to the body, below the top ofthetrunk, and comprising anV end wall, a top wall disposed at rightangles to the end wall,and'side walls, andrneans for supporting lthecover when it is open and its top wall rests -in an upright position,whereby said top wall ,is enabled to prevent the withdrawal ofthe trayor trays from the guideways of the body.

4. In a trunk, the combination of a body having side walls, and openingsbetween said IOO disposed at an angle tothe end wall, and trays larranged between the.side.walls of the body, andmovable in the guidewaysthereof; said trays being. of a greater length than the distancebetweenthe endsof the side wallsioiv the body and the top wallsvof the covers.y

5. .In atrunk, the combination of-aA body comprising side walls havinginclined upper edges, an end"wallcorresponding in ,height to the lowerends of the side walls, and false side walls fixed at thei'nner sidesot' the sidewalls,

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and extending above the end wall, and having longitudinal guideways, oneor more slidable trays arranged between. the false side walls of thebody and in the guideways thereof, and a cover. comprising an end wallhinged to the end wall of the body, a top wall, andside wallshavingedges inclined in conformity with and adapted to rest on theinclinededges of the side walls of the body.

6. In a trunk, the combination of'k a body v comprising side wallshaving inclined upper edges, anend wall corresponding in height to thelower en ds of the side walls, and false side walls fixed at the innersides of the side walls, andzextending above the endwalls,and havinglongitudinal'guideways,'one or more slidable trays arranged between thefalse side walls of the body and in the guideways thereof, a covercomprising an end wall hinged to the end wall of the body, a top wall,and side walls having edges inclined in conformity with and adapted torest on theinc'lined edges of the side walls of the body, and means forsupporting the cover when its top wall is in an upright position.

7. In a trunk, the combination of a body comprising side walls havinginclined upper edges, an end wall corresponding in height to the lowerends of the side walls, and false side walls fixed at the inner sides ofthe side walls, and extending above the end wall', and havinglongitudinal guideways, one or more slidable trays arranged between thefalse side walls of the body and inthe guideways thereof, a covercomprising an end wall, a top wall, and side walls having edges inclinedin conformity with and adapted to rest on the inclined edges of the sidewalls of the body, and one or more hinges, connecting the cover and theend wall ofthe body, and adapted to support the cover.

8. In a trunk, the combination of 4a body comprising side walls havingupper edges b inclined downwardly from their vertical centers to theirends, end walls corresponding in height to the lower ends of the sidewalls, and false side walls fixed at the inner sides ofthe side walls,and extending above the end walls, and having longitudinal guideways,one or more slidable trays arranged between the false side walls of thebody and in the guideways thereof, and covers comprising end wallshinged to the end walls of the body, top walls, and side walls havingedges inclined in conformity with and adapted to rest on the inclinededges of the side walls of the body.

9. In a trunk, the combination of a body comprising side walls havingupper edges b inclined downwardly from their vertical centers to theirends, end walls corresponding in height to the lower ends of the sidewalls, and false side walls fixed at the inner sides of the side walls,and extending above the end walls, and having longitudinal guideways,covers comprising end walls hinged to the end walls of the body, topwalls, and side walls having inclined edges, means for supporting thecovers with their top walls in an upright position, and one or moreslidable trays arranged between the false side walls ofthe body and inthe guideways thereof; said tray or trays being of a greater length thanthe distance between the ends of the false side walls and the tops ofthe covers when the latter are open.

l0. In a trunk, the combination of a body having side walls and anopening between said side walls at one end, and also having longitudinalguideways, at the inner sides of said side walls, extending to theopening, one or more trays arranged between the side walls, and movablein the guideways thereof, a cover hinged to the body, at a suitablepoint below the top of the trunk, and adapted, in its open position, toreceive the tray or trays when the same are slid outwardly, and meanscarried by the cover for supporting the tray or trays when the latterare slid outwardly.

ll. In a trunk, the combination of a body having side walls and anopening between lsaid side walls at one end, and also havinglongitudinal guideways, at the inner sides of said side walls, extendingto the opening, one or more trays arranged between the side walls,

and movable in the guideways thereof, a

cover hinged to the body, at a suitable point below the top of thetrunk, and adapted, in its open position, to receive the tray or trayswhen the same are slid outwardly, a plate fixed to the top wall of thecover, one or more arms hinged to the plate, means for supporting saidarm or arms at an angle to the plate, and means for holding the arm orarms against the plate to permit of the cover being closed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- DQSSGS.

HERMAN DAVIS.

Witnesses:

I-I. H. WATERS, WM. R. MASON.

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